Redman Tools and Products
1938 Company founded[1] by Albert Redman who developed a new way of forming bumpers for cars using hydraulic roll forming.
Post-WWII Concentrated on development of machine tools
Produced interchangeable press tool units under the Unitool brand name
1964 Public placing of shares in Redman Tools on the Birmingham Stock Exchange[2]
1965 The company's custom tools were used by most motor manufacturers in Britain and Europe[3]
1965 Acquired Press Equipment and Press Guards[4] of Hockley, Birmingham, and Direct Vulcanizing Co[5]
1966 Acquired Salt Engineering Co (Coventry)[6]
1967 Acquired the share and loan interest of Coventry Gauge in Humphris and Sons of Poole[7]
1967 Acquired Newick Engineering of Worcester[8]
1968 Acquired Star Engineering of Malvern[9]
1968 Acquired Prendiside from the liquidators of B. and K. Machinery[10]
1968 merger of Redman Tools and Heenan Group by one-for-one share offer for Heenan by Redman[11] forming Redman Heenan International.